My mom is an amazing woman. She has worked for most of my life, sometimes from home and sometimes away from home. She cared for the family and partnered with my Dad to make decisions that helped us (three girls) grow into women who would value hard work and care for our own families. She is an author, a wife, a friend and a grandmother. She volunteers her time to help those in need and she is almost always available when those needs arise. In short, she is unstoppable.

Moms go above and beyond for their family in whatever ways are needed. They are the true super heroes, especially when it comes to making things “all better”.

The Unstoppable Mom Campaign

Children’s Motrin wants to support these moms all over the country, so they have partnered with LIVE with Kelly and Michael to kick off “LIVE’s Search for Unstoppable Moms.” The search began on January 17th and you can nominate deserving moms by sending in a description of the amazing things they do to LIVE by February 8, 2013.

During the week of March 4th, LIVE with Kelly and Michael will announce the Unstoppable Moms semi-finalists, and beginning March 11, will feature the four finalists’ stories live, in-show. The grand prize winner will be voted on by the public and will win $100,000 for her and her family! This is your chance to put a special mom in the spotlight and thank her for all that she does.

For the next few weeks on BabyCenter, we will share tips and tricks, such as what to do with siblings when one of your children is sick or how to make your child feel special on sick days. We will celebrate moms and bring you tips on how you can be an unstoppable mom.

Join us by sharing your own tricks of the trade and together we will be unstoppable!

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4 Responses to Do you know an Unstoppable Mom?

Ambersays:

February 6, 2013 at 11:40 am

My name is Amber Barnwell and I would like to nominate my unstoppable Mom, Debbie Cole for your contest. My Mom has always been unstoppable because strong women run in our family, but my Mom has even beat cancer twice now. One bout with melanoma and one with colon cancer. She is literally UNSTOPPABLE!! My Mom moved to Miami Fl not long ago to try and go back to her “roots”, so to speak, because there was a great job opportunity within her company. She had finally gotten to a great place with her job of 35 years and about a year after moving to Miami with the promotion (better money, company car, and perks) the entire department of her company shut down. My Mom had a very difficult time finding a job with thousands of recently laid off workers in her field seeking positions simultaneously. My Mom went on unemployment after a being with her company for 35 years. Not long after she was laid off, she went in for a routine colonoscopy and the doctors found cancer. She had part of her colon removed shortly after and started Chemo. The doctors told her the chemo would take about 6 months to complete but it ended up taking about a year. My mom was living with her sister in Atlanta for the entire year of surgery and chemo and has finally been released and cleared as cancer free. While my Mom was receiving her cancer treatments in Atlanta, she started taking courses online to receive a medical coding certification. My Mom took a “paper boy” job to get extra money while she was getting chemo. The chemo made my Mom too sick to keep a steady job. Even while my Mom had been jobless for about 2 years and undergoing chemo, she still bought me and my brother and daughter Christmas presents and Birthday presents (despite our attempts to stop it). My Mom is the most giving and loving and forgiving woman I have ever met in the world!!!!! Mom is now living back in Miami and is one test away from completing her certification. My Mom actually lost some weight while undergoing chemo and is now in better shape and looking better than she has in about 10 years. My Mom beat cancer and walked away looking like she was 10 years younger. I used to look at cancer as a death sentence before watching my Mom “sweep the floor” with it. I cannot ask for a better example and I will always feel like I am THE LUCKIEST “kid” in the world because she is my Mom!!!!

Andrea Updykesays:

February 6, 2013 at 11:59 am

Hi Amber! To nominate a mom for this prize, make sure you click the link in the post that says nominate! All entries must go through that link. Good luck!

Nadasays:

February 7, 2013 at 12:50 pm

Amber: your mum’s stength, courage and most of all her giving nature brought me to tears
May God bless her!

Barbara Wilsonsays:

February 12, 2013 at 1:04 am

Today, two year old Luke Ward told me that mommy got him a fishey. In his own little language, explaining to me over the phone, “Fishy…wa-wa..and Nemo.” There were lots of other “words” in between, but those were the ones I caught.
The beginning of “Unstoppable Mom” for Kirsten, was finding out that she was pregnant. Young and alone, she was terrified about her life and her future being changed “just like that”, snap of the fingers, blink of an eye. Oh, sure – the thought crossed her mind, “What am I going to do?” The dad wasn’t around. She was living in a house with other singles, and would have to move. She certainly didn’t have the funds to raise a child by herself. What would people think…what would people say? She was a nanny, would she be fired? She concluded, “I’m a mom.”
And in a heartbeat, she swapped her life, and gave Luke his.
Kirsten is still a nanny. She has been the “fill in” mom for twenty children in the last three years, getting them to and from school, helping with homework, making the meals, the grocery shopping, cleaning the house and getting these children to their sports and after school activities. She takes them to the beach, the aquarium, the zoo, shopping for their new clothes and shoes; even has little over night parties, including pumpkin carving at her apartment, raising Luke right along side. I don’t think Luke knows he’s an only child.
It isn’t just that Kirsten is so irrepressibly vigilant in her care for her son and all of the other children she cares for, but to top it all off, she purposes to meet the needs of others at the same time, stretching beyond her own stringent and unrelenting schedule with boundless generosity : she’s bought groceries for struggling moms, collects baby clothes and mommy items for expectant and new moms, and constantly flys her mom in to see Luke, taking her shopping for new clothes, too, hair appointments and manicures. “UNSTOPPABLE MOM”, unstoppable everything!

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